Message Is In The Medium

Uri: The Surgical Strike theatrical poster Well, the answer is yes. Just not in the way you think. It saves you a lot of time and you can leave right away if you cannot read beyond the headlines. Also, if you were looking for some confirmation bias and don't have patience to listen to the other side. And honestly, both  for  and  against  groups on this topic have gone deaf to other side. But let's not blame anyone here. It is the standard these days. In the world of today, arguments are not meant to explain your point with reason but to please those who already agree with you. Confirmation bias blooms on all fences. Opinions become content and there exists an audience for whatever side you pick. So what side do I pick? Well, no points for guessing; none.  Uri: the Surgical Strike  is propaganda but not in the way it portrays the events but the way it depicts the army. If I still have your attention, we could be friends. Uri: the Surgical Strike  excels as a movie.

With elections on our head every time, it becomes difficult to avoid them. I know I shouldn't care about other state elections, but it's all over news. Besides, it's fun! So I watched one of these discussions on YouTube which tried to decipher what Indian politics is. They are all useless but fun, really. But then it hit me. Indian politics is just like the popular reality TV show, Bigg Boss. Up until a few years ago, I followed Bigg Boss quite religiously. To an extent that I had to ban myself from watching any more. Yes, I peeled myself off from the TV a few years ago when I realized it took too much and gave back absolutely nothing in return. Even after that, I accidentally(Hehe!) viewed a few episodes of Bigg Boss and got involved in some of the issues of the contestants, which really were non-issues. I got sucked right in. I could come out of that madness only when I began consuming even crazier acrobatics: The Circus Of Indian Politics. And literally thi